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Poem by Edgar Lee Masters


John M. Church


I was attorney for the ”Q”
And the Indemnity Company which insured
The owners of the mine.
I pulled the wires with judge and jury,
And the upper courts, to beat the claims
Of the crippled, the widow and orphan,
And made a fortune thereat.
The bar association sang my praises
In a high-flown resolution.
And the floral tributes were many --
But the rats devoured my heart
And a snake made a nest in my skull.



Edgar Lee Masters


Edgar Lee Masters's other poems:
  1. Hare Drummer
  2. Jonas Keene
  3. Rosie Roberts
  4. Hon. Henry Bennett
  5. Clarence Fawcett


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